The cultivation of the earth. Gen. 3:23.
The occupation of man before the fall. Gen. 2:15.
Rendered laborious by the curse on the earth. Gen. 3:17-19.
Man doomed to labor in, after the fall. Gen. 3:23.
Contributes to the support of all. Ecc. 5:9.
The providence of God to be acknowledged in the produce of. Jer. 5:24. Hos. 2:8.
REQUIRES
Wisdom. Isa. 28:26.
Diligence. Pro. 27:23-27. Ecc. 11:6.
Toil. 2 Tim. 2:6.
Patience in waiting. Jas. 5:7.
Diligence in, abundantly recompensed. Pro. 12:11. Pro. 13:23. Pro. 28:19. Heb. 6:7.
PERSONS ENGAGED IN, CALLED
Tillers of the ground. Gen. 4:2.
Husbandmen. 2 Chr. 26:10.
Laborers. Mat. 9:37. Mat. 20:1.
Peace favorable to. Isa. 2:4. Jer. 31:24.
War destructive to. Jer. 50:16. Jer. 51:23.
Patriarchs engaged in. Gen. 4:2. Gen. 9:20.
The labor of, supposed to be lessened by Noah. Gen. 5:29, with Gen. 9:20.
The Jews loved and followed. Jud. 6:11. 1 Kin. 19:19. 2 Chr. 26:10.
Soil of Canaan suited to. Gen. 13: 10. Deu. 8:7-9.
Climate of Canaan favorable to Deu. 11:10, 11.
WAS PROMOTED AMONGST THE JEWS, BY
Allotments to each family. Num. 36:7-9.
The right of redemption. Lev. 25:23-28.
Separation from other nations. Exo. 33:16.
The prohibition against usury. Exo. 22:25.
The promises of God's blessing on. Lev. 26:4. Deu. 7:13. Deu. 11: 14, 15.
ENACTMENTS TO PROTECT;
Not to covet the fields of another. Deu. 5:21.
Not to move landmarks. Deu. 19:14. Pro. 22:28.
Not to cut down crops of another. Deu. 23:25.
Against the trespass of cattle. Exo. 22:5.
Against injuring the produce of. Exo. 22:6.
Often performed by hirelings. 1 Chr. 27:26. 2 Chr. 26, 10. Mat. 20:8. Luke 17:7.
Not to be engaged in during the Sabbatical year. Exo. 23:10, 11.
Produce of, given as rent for land. Mat. 21:33, 34.
Produce of, often blasted because of sin. Isa. 5:10. Isa. 7:23. Jer. 12: 13. Joel 1:10, 11.
Grief occasioned by the failure of the fruits of Joel 1:11 Amos 5:16, 17.
Produce of, exported. 1 Kin. 5:11. Exe. 27:17.
OPERATIONS IN.
Hedging. Isa. 5:2, 5. Hos. 2:6.
Plowing. Job 1:14.
Digging. Isa. 5:6. Luke 13:8. Luke 16:3.
Manuring. Isa. 25:10. Luke 14: 34. 35.
Harrowing. Job 39:10. Isa. 28:24.
Gathering out the stones. Isa. 5:2.
Sewing. Ecc. 11:4. Isa. 32:20. Mat. 13:3.
Planting. Pro. 31:16. Isa. 44:14. Jer. 31:5.
Watering Deu. 11:10. 1 Cor. 3:6-8
Weeding Mat. 13:28.
Grafting. Rom. 11:17-19 24.
Pruning. Lev. 25:3. Isa. 5:6. John. 15:2
Mowing. Psa. 129:7. Amos 7:1.
Reaping. Isa. 17:5.
Binding. Gen. 37:7. Mat. 13:30.
Gleaning. Lev. 19:9. Ruth 2:3.
Stacking. Exo. 22:6.
Threshing. Deu. 25:4. Jud. 6:11.
Winnowing. Ruth 3:2. Mat. 3:12.
Storing in barns. Mat. 6:26. Mat. 13:30
BEASTS USED IN;
The Ox. Deu. 25:4.
The Ass. Deu. 22:10.
The Horse. Isa. 28:28.
IMPLEMENTS OF;
The plow. 1 Sam. 13:20.
The harrow. 2 Sam. 12:31.
The mattock. 1 Sam. 13:20. Isa. 7:25.
The sickle. Deu. 16:9. Deu. 23:25.
The pruning-hook. Isa. 18:5. Joel 3:10.
The fork. 1 Sam. 13:21.
The ax. 1 Sam. 13:20.
The teethed threshing instrument. Isa. 41:15.
The flail, &c. Isa. 28:27.
The cart. 1 Sam. 6:7. Isa. 28:27, 28.
The shovel. Isa. 30:24.
The sieve. Amos 9:9.
The fan. Isa. 30:24. Mat. 3:12.
ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE
Culture of the Church. 1 Cor. 3:9.
Culture of the heart. Jer. 4:3. Hos. 10:12.